Add cemetery photos

Keister Hollow Burial Site

McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, USA – *No GPS coordinates

About

  • Keister Hollow Road
    McDowell, Virginia 24458 United States

    No GPS information available Add GPS

  • Cemetery ID:

Members have Contributed

Advertisement

Photos

This early cemetery has been lost, either development in the area has destroyed it or it was damaged in flooding from the Bull Pasture River or combination of the two. The cemetery is found on the 1951 Highland County map, it is also referenced in the 1983 New History of Highland as being north of the John Hammer farm. The Matheny's 1986 book Vital Records of Highland County, makes no reference to it, which leads the researcher to believe that at best there may have only been field rocks marking graves. At the moment there is no known list of persons buried here. The McKendree Church cemetery, west of this location, had its first burial in 1894. This burial site was likely in use decades before McKendree was established. The location is approximately half way between McDowell and Doe Hill, surnames that could be at this location include Armstrong, Malcomb or Malcom, Wooddell, Keister. etc. The map view shows the grave yard situated next to the Bull Pasture, in the 21st century a house now occupies the space. Research is ongoing to determine what happened to the grave yard and who is interred there.
This early cemetery has been lost, either development in the area has destroyed it or it was damaged in flooding from the Bull Pasture River or combination of the two. The cemetery is found on the 1951 Highland County map, it is also referenced in the 1983 New History of Highland as being north of the John Hammer farm. The Matheny's 1986 book Vital Records of Highland County, makes no reference to it, which leads the researcher to believe that at best there may have only been field rocks marking graves. At the moment there is no known list of persons buried here. The McKendree Church cemetery, west of this location, had its first burial in 1894. This burial site was likely in use decades before McKendree was established. The location is approximately half way between McDowell and Doe Hill, surnames that could be at this location include Armstrong, Malcomb or Malcom, Wooddell, Keister. etc. The map view shows the grave yard situated next to the Bull Pasture, in the 21st century a house now occupies the space. Research is ongoing to determine what happened to the grave yard and who is interred there.

Nearby cemeteries

McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery

McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, USA

  • 459
  • 97%
  • 0%
0 mi
McDowell Cemetery

McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, USA

  • 168
  • 96%
  • 0%
0 mi
Shumate-Vance Cemetery

McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, USA

  • 97
  • 90%
McDowell Presbyterian Church Cemetery

McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, USA

  • 70
  • 87%
  • 0%
0 mi
  • Added: 25 Mar 2019
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2682422